Mercury Mystique owners have reported a total of 983 problems for their cars built in the 7 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Mercury Mystique. The 1998 Mercury Mystique cars have the most problems reported (326 problems).
| Model Year | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| 2002 Mystique | |
| 2001 Mystique | |
| 2000 Mystique | |
| 1999 Mystique | |
| 1998 Mystique | |
| 1997 Mystique | |
| 1996 Mystique |
The following chart shows the 21 most common problems for Mercury Mystique cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (135 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (118 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Mercury Mystique of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Mystique model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.
PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,
where P = total problems reported during the life of a Mercury Mystique model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).
The results are shown in Table 3.
Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Mercury Mystique is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.
| Model Year | Problems Reported |
|---|---|
| 2000 Mystique | |
| 1999 Mystique | |
| 1998 Mystique | |
| 1997 Mystique | |
| 1996 Mystique |
| ✿ Fuel Economy of Mystique Vehicles |
| ☘ Mystique Service Bulletins |
| ⚑ Mystique Safety Recalls |
| ☤ Mystique Defect Investigations |
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